Graphic design as a hobby

[deleted887473]

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I have always enjoyed graphic design since high school and I have done many projects. In college I have been designing T-shirts for a few student orgs and pamphlets and flyers for student events for free, including some charity events. I never participated in contests or won any awards, but it is something I definitely love doing, and I’m glad to say I’ve been able to make at least some impact with my works (however insignificantly.) Even though this is not a hobby that demonstrates interpersonal skills or any other useful skills for a doctor, would it still be something to put on AMCAS? In @Goro ‘s words would Adcoms potentially see it as something that makes me cool?

 

[LizzyM]

Absolutely! You could use this in med school (med students like tee shirts and flyers, too) and perhaps you could even end up using it to produce patient education materials some day. (JAMA has a weekly "patient page" that can be printed by physicians and distributed to patients.)
Postsepsis Morbidity

 

[alkylgroup]

I just successfully applied this season, and I think that could be useful to share a different side of you (assuming your other medical activities don't fill up your application). During interviews, I was almost always asked "what do you do for fun?", so this would be a great place to talk more about your hobby. Best of luck!

 

[infectiousdisease101]

I feel like any hobby that captures your core is worth mentioning. Although, what I am not clear on, if the hobby really captures your core, do you give each of them their own entry? I asked something similar, but I was too specific about it so now I am looking for a generic answer. If anyone can answer, I would appreciate it!

 

[LizzyM]

You have 15 slots for "experiences". These include clinical volunteering, non-clinical volunteering, employment, leadership, tutoring/teaching, research, publication, poster/presentation, shadowing, hobbies and advocations, artistic endeavors, athletics, etc. For each one you are asked to provide a contact (although for hobbies you don't need a contact), an estimate of the time in which you were engaged in the activity and the dates.

 

[Goro]

I have always enjoyed graphic design since high school I have done many projects. In college I have been designing T-shirt’s for a fee student orgs and pamphlets and flyers for student events for free, including some charity events. I never participated in contests or won any awards, but it is something I definitely love doing, and I’m glad to say I’ve been able to make at least some impact with my works (however insignificantly.) Even though this is not a hobby that demonstrates interpersonal skills or any other useful skills for a doctor, would it still be something to put on AMCAS? In @Goro ‘s words would Adcoms potentially see it as something that makes me cool?

VERY cool!!!

 

[infectiousdisease101]

Sorry for miscommunication. I meant if you have two or three hobbies that really capture who you are as a person, do you recommend giving each one their own entry so you can explain about the hobby more in-depth? Or give 1 hobby entry and mention all 3?

 

[LizzyM]

Sorry for miscommunication. I meant if you have two or three hobbies that really capture who you are as a person, do you recommend giving each one their own entry so you can explain about the hobby more in-depth? Or give 1 hobby entry and mention all 3?

Have you filled 14 slots with more important things? Then you have to collapse the hobbies into one slot, or choose just one hobby. If you have filled 12 slots and want to give each hobby its own slot, you can do that.

 

[infectiousdisease101]

Have you filled 14 slots with more important things? Then you have to collapse the hobbies into one slot, or choose just one hobby. If you have filled 12 slots and want to give each hobby its own slot, you can do that.

Oh, I see what you mean. If I still have space, divide it. If not, collapse it. Thanks!

 

[deleted887473]

Absolutely! You could use this in med school (med students like tee shirts and flyers, too) and perhaps you could even end up using it to produce patient education materials some day. (JAMA has a weekly "patient page" that can be printed by physicians and distributed to patients.)
Postsepsis Morbidity

Haha I never thought this kind of skill might be useful to physicians in this way! Those drawings are cute. And I thought med students would be too interested in white coats to care about T-shirts. XD
Thank you so much, now I'm excited about writing about this hobby on my application!

 

[HomeSkool]

Meh. I can't think of a single time artsy fartsy stuff ever benefited the medical community.

Frank H. Netter - Wikipedia